Ezekiel 10

1 And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

And I saw, and behold, in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, there appeared above them something like the sapphire stone, with the sight of the likeness of a throne.

2 And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

And he spoke to the man who was clothed with linen, and he said: “Enter, between the wheels that are under the cherubim, and fill your hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubim, and pour them upon the city.” And he entered, in my sight.

3 Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court.

Now the cherubim were standing before the right side of the house, when the man entered. And a cloud filled the inner court.

4 Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

And the glory of the Lord was lifted up, from above the cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord.

5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God speaking.

6 When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.

And when he had instructed the man who was clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubim,” he entered and stood next to the wheel.

7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.

And one cherub extended his hand, from the midst of the cherubim, to the fire that was between the cherubim. And he took and gave it into the hands of the one who was clothed with linen, and he accepted it and went forth.

8 (The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, under their wings.

9 Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.

And I saw, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim. One wheel was next to one cherub, and another wheel was next to another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like the sight of the chrysolite stone.

10 As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.

And in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

11 When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.

And when they went, they advanced in four parts. And they did not turn as they went. Instead, to the place to which they were inclined to go at first, the rest also followed, and they did not turn back.

12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.

And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.

13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”

And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”

14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Now each one had four faces. One face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and in the third was the face of a lion, and in the fourth was the face of an eagle.

15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.

And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.

16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.

And when the cherubim advanced, the wheels also went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings in order to be raised up from the earth, the wheels did not remain behind, but they also were beside them.

17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

When they were standing, these stood still. And when they were lifted up, these were lifted up. For the spirit of life was in them.

18 Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple, and stood above the cherubim.

19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.

And the cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to the east gate of the house of the Lord. And the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.

21 Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.

Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. And the likeness of the hand of a man was under their wings.

22 Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.

And, concerning the appearance of their faces, these were the same faces that I had seen beside the river Chebar, and the gaze and force of each one of them was to go before his face.